ATLANTA -- Dan Uggla knows his last two seasons with the Atlanta Braves were a long nightmare.
But he has different feelings for Turner Field in his first season with the Washington Nationals.
"I had a lot of great memories here," Uggla said. "Whatever the case is -- everybody knows the story of how it's gone the last couple of years -- but that doesn't take away from any of my good memories here."
Uggla drove in five runs, three on a homer in the ninth inning, to help Washington rally from the franchise's biggest deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 13-12 on Tuesday night and snap a six-game losing streak.
The Nationals twice trailed by eight runs but chipped away at the lead as Jose Lobaton hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth, Denard Span hit a solo homer in the sixth and Uggla had a two-run triple and Reed Johnson a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh.
"We stayed in the game," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "We had some good at-bats, some grind at-bats -- good all-around."
Washington's previous biggest comeback was on June 17, 2006, when it trailed the New York Yankees by seven runs.
It marked the first time the Nationals have won a game in which they allowed 11 runs -- and the outcome was reverse fortune from July 20, 2012, at home when Stephen Strasburg led the Braves 9-0 in the sixth but Washington lost 11-10 in 11 innings.
Uggla, released last year by the Braves and still owed over $18 million at the time, was booed in every at-bat, but he quieted the crowd with his first homer for Washington, a blast into the seats in left field off closer Jason Grilli (0-1).
"As a friend, it's tough," said Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, who still has pictures of his friend and former teammate in his locker. "He played the game the right way and hustled every single time. Fans are going to react how fans are going to react. It's definitely tough, but he kind of shut them up tonight, didn't he?"
A.J. Pierzynski went 4 for 4 with four RBIs and Freeman went 4 for 6 for Atlanta.
Grilli allowed three hits, three runs, one walk and struck out two. It was his first blown save in eight chances.
Blake Treinen (1-2) gave up two hits, one run, three walks and struck out one to earn the victory. Drew Storen earned his fifth save after facing four batters in the ninth.
The teams combined for 32 hits.
Pierzynski, who put Atlanta up 10-2 in the fourth and 11-7 in the sixth with RBI singles, gave the Braves a 12-10 lead in the seventh with another RBI single.
The 38-year-old Pierzynski, signed as a backup catcher in January, has a .475 average and 14 RBIs in 40 career at-bats against Washington.
Atlanta starter Julio Teheran allowed 10 hits and seven runs -- three earned -- and struck out four. He has given up 12 earned runs in his last three starts, a span of 15 innings, to raise his ERA over three runs to 4.64.
Nationals starter A.J. Cole, recalled from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day, gave up nine hits, one walk and nine runs -- four earned -- in his first career start. The right-hander struck out one in what could be his only turn in the rotation as ace Max Scherzer recovers from a sprained right thumb.
Scherzer, who missed his first start since signing a $210 million contract with Washington, threw a bullpen session before the game and said he hopes to make his next start this week.
Scherzer didn't let the injury wipe out his pleasure in ribbing Uggla by pouring chocolate syrup on the second baseman during his postgame interview.
"There's some crazy dudes in here, and they get excited and love to show it," Uggla said. "It fired me up. I'm a pretty low-key, mellow guy, but seeing them so excited -- I was already pretty jacked up -- just the energy flows through your body and goes through the dugout like it did. It was pretty cool."
Atlanta made it 8-1 with a seven-run second. Simmons had a two-run single, Cole made a two-run fielding error while trying to cover first on Alberto Callaspo's grounder, Kelly Johnson had a two-run double and Jace Peterson an RBI single.
The error by Cole was Nationals' 23rd, most in the majors.
Jayson Werth had two sacrifice flies for the Nationals.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: Williams said 3B Yunel Escobar's left hand is "scraped up pretty good" after Andrelton Simmons' hard slide into third the night before. Williams added that Escobar could have played Tuesday "if he had to," but said he still hasn't tried to grip a bat. ... Williams said 3B Anthony Rendon, on the DL with a sprained left knee ligament, felt tightness in his side when he reported for Tuesday's rehab game at Double-A Harrisburg and didn't play. Rendon was pulled from Monday's lineup because of fatigue. ... Johnson left the game for a pinch-runner, starting pitcher Doug Fister, in the seventh after injuring his left foot.
Braves: Manager Fredi Gonzalez was initially worried that Simmons had been hurt on the play, but insisted he wasn't trying to hurt Escobar. "He just slid late," Gonzalez said. "I'm sorry Escobar got banged up. I hope it's not too serious, but there's nothing malicious about it whatsoever."
UP NEXT
Nationals: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (1-2) will try to win for the first time in four starts. Zimmermann is 4-2 with a 2.93 ERA in 10 career starts against Atlanta.
Braves: LHP Alex Wood (1-0) is 3-1 with a 1.49 ERA in six career starts against Washington.
But he has different feelings for Turner Field in his first season with the Washington Nationals.
"I had a lot of great memories here," Uggla said. "Whatever the case is -- everybody knows the story of how it's gone the last couple of years -- but that doesn't take away from any of my good memories here."
Uggla drove in five runs, three on a homer in the ninth inning, to help Washington rally from the franchise's biggest deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 13-12 on Tuesday night and snap a six-game losing streak.
The Nationals twice trailed by eight runs but chipped away at the lead as Jose Lobaton hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth, Denard Span hit a solo homer in the sixth and Uggla had a two-run triple and Reed Johnson a pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh.
"We stayed in the game," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "We had some good at-bats, some grind at-bats -- good all-around."
Washington's previous biggest comeback was on June 17, 2006, when it trailed the New York Yankees by seven runs.
It marked the first time the Nationals have won a game in which they allowed 11 runs -- and the outcome was reverse fortune from July 20, 2012, at home when Stephen Strasburg led the Braves 9-0 in the sixth but Washington lost 11-10 in 11 innings.
Uggla, released last year by the Braves and still owed over $18 million at the time, was booed in every at-bat, but he quieted the crowd with his first homer for Washington, a blast into the seats in left field off closer Jason Grilli (0-1).
"As a friend, it's tough," said Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, who still has pictures of his friend and former teammate in his locker. "He played the game the right way and hustled every single time. Fans are going to react how fans are going to react. It's definitely tough, but he kind of shut them up tonight, didn't he?"
A.J. Pierzynski went 4 for 4 with four RBIs and Freeman went 4 for 6 for Atlanta.
Grilli allowed three hits, three runs, one walk and struck out two. It was his first blown save in eight chances.
Blake Treinen (1-2) gave up two hits, one run, three walks and struck out one to earn the victory. Drew Storen earned his fifth save after facing four batters in the ninth.
The teams combined for 32 hits.
Pierzynski, who put Atlanta up 10-2 in the fourth and 11-7 in the sixth with RBI singles, gave the Braves a 12-10 lead in the seventh with another RBI single.
The 38-year-old Pierzynski, signed as a backup catcher in January, has a .475 average and 14 RBIs in 40 career at-bats against Washington.
Atlanta starter Julio Teheran allowed 10 hits and seven runs -- three earned -- and struck out four. He has given up 12 earned runs in his last three starts, a span of 15 innings, to raise his ERA over three runs to 4.64.
Nationals starter A.J. Cole, recalled from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day, gave up nine hits, one walk and nine runs -- four earned -- in his first career start. The right-hander struck out one in what could be his only turn in the rotation as ace Max Scherzer recovers from a sprained right thumb.
Scherzer, who missed his first start since signing a $210 million contract with Washington, threw a bullpen session before the game and said he hopes to make his next start this week.
Scherzer didn't let the injury wipe out his pleasure in ribbing Uggla by pouring chocolate syrup on the second baseman during his postgame interview.
"There's some crazy dudes in here, and they get excited and love to show it," Uggla said. "It fired me up. I'm a pretty low-key, mellow guy, but seeing them so excited -- I was already pretty jacked up -- just the energy flows through your body and goes through the dugout like it did. It was pretty cool."
Atlanta made it 8-1 with a seven-run second. Simmons had a two-run single, Cole made a two-run fielding error while trying to cover first on Alberto Callaspo's grounder, Kelly Johnson had a two-run double and Jace Peterson an RBI single.
The error by Cole was Nationals' 23rd, most in the majors.
Jayson Werth had two sacrifice flies for the Nationals.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Nationals: Williams said 3B Yunel Escobar's left hand is "scraped up pretty good" after Andrelton Simmons' hard slide into third the night before. Williams added that Escobar could have played Tuesday "if he had to," but said he still hasn't tried to grip a bat. ... Williams said 3B Anthony Rendon, on the DL with a sprained left knee ligament, felt tightness in his side when he reported for Tuesday's rehab game at Double-A Harrisburg and didn't play. Rendon was pulled from Monday's lineup because of fatigue. ... Johnson left the game for a pinch-runner, starting pitcher Doug Fister, in the seventh after injuring his left foot.
Braves: Manager Fredi Gonzalez was initially worried that Simmons had been hurt on the play, but insisted he wasn't trying to hurt Escobar. "He just slid late," Gonzalez said. "I'm sorry Escobar got banged up. I hope it's not too serious, but there's nothing malicious about it whatsoever."
UP NEXT
Nationals: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (1-2) will try to win for the first time in four starts. Zimmermann is 4-2 with a 2.93 ERA in 10 career starts against Atlanta.
Braves: LHP Alex Wood (1-0) is 3-1 with a 1.49 ERA in six career starts against Washington.
7:10PM,EDT,April 28,2015
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Washington - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | WSH | ATL |
| Span singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond fouled out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Werth flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Harper doubled to deep right, Span scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Zimmerman lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| A.J. Cole pitching for Washington | WSH | ATL |
| Markakis singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| A. Simmons fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Freeman singled to center, Markakis to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Pierzynski hit sacrifice fly to right, Markakis scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Freeman to second on wild pitch by Cole. | 1 | 1 |
| Callaspo doubled to deep right center, Freeman scored. | 1 | 2 |
| K. Johnson struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | WSH | ATL |
| Lobatón singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Espinosa singled to right, Lobatón to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Uggla popped out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Cole grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Espinosa out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Cole pitching for Washington | WSH | ATL |
| Peterson singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Maybin singled to right, Peterson to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Teherán sacrificed to pitcher, Peterson to third, Maybin to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Markakis intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| A. Simmons singled to left, Peterson and Maybin scored, Markakis to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Freeman lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Pierzynski singled to left, Markakis to third, A. Simmons to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Callaspo safe at second on error by pitcher Cole, Markakis and A. Simmons scored, Pierzynski to third. | 1 | 6 |
| K. Johnson doubled to center, Pierzynski and Callaspo scored. | 1 | 8 |
| Peterson singled to center, K. Johnson scored. | 1 | 9 |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| 7 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | WSH | ATL |
| Span doubled to left. | 1 | 9 |
| Desmond grounded out to first, Span to third. | 1 | 9 |
| Werth hit sacrifice fly to center, Span scored. | 2 | 9 |
| Harper struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | ATL |
| Roark relieved Cole. | 2 | 9 |
| Teherán grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 9 |
| Markakis flied out to left. | 2 | 9 |
| A. Simmons grounded out to third. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | WSH | ATL |
| Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| Lobatón lined out to right. | 2 | 9 |
| Espinosa hit by pitch. | 2 | 9 |
| Uggla singled to center, Espinosa to third. | 2 | 9 |
| Roark struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | ATL |
| Freeman doubled to deep center. | 2 | 9 |
| Pierzynski singled to center, Freeman scored. | 2 | 10 |
| Callaspo singled to right center, Pierzynski to second. | 2 | 10 |
| K. Johnson grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Callaspo out at second, Pierzynski to third. | 2 | 10 |
| Peterson grounded out to second. | 2 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | WSH | ATL |
| Span doubled to right. | 2 | 10 |
| Desmond safe at first on error by third baseman Callaspo, Span to third. | 2 | 10 |
| Werth hit sacrifice fly to right, Span scored. | 3 | 10 |
| Harper struck out swinging. | 3 | 10 |
| Zimmerman singled to left, Desmond to second. | 3 | 10 |
| Lobatón homered to center (408 feet), Desmond and Zimmerman scored. | 6 | 10 |
| Espinosa grounded out to first. | 6 | 10 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | ATL |
| Maybin singled to right. | 6 | 10 |
| Teherán sacrificed to first, Maybin to second. | 6 | 10 |
| Markakis flied out to right. | 6 | 10 |
| A. Simmons flied out to center. | 6 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Julio Teheran pitching for Atlanta | WSH | ATL |
| Uggla lined out to right. | 6 | 10 |
| Roark grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 10 |
| Span homered to right (376 feet). | 7 | 10 |
| Kohn relieved Teherán. | 7 | 10 |
| Desmond walked. | 7 | 10 |
| Werth struck out looking. | 7 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Roark pitching for Washington | WSH | ATL |
| Freeman singled to right. | 7 | 10 |
| Pierzynski doubled to deep center, Freeman scored. | 7 | 11 |
| Callaspo walked. | 7 | 11 |
| Thornton relieved Roark. | 7 | 11 |
| Gomes hit for K. Johnson. | 7 | 11 |
| Gomes flied out to left. | 7 | 11 |
| Peterson grounded out to first, Pierzynski to third, Callaspo to second. | 7 | 11 |
| Maybin walked. | 7 | 11 |
| C. Johnson hit for Kohn. | 7 | 11 |
| C. Johnson struck out swinging. | 7 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Avilan pitching for Atlanta | WSH | ATL |
| Gomes in left field. | 7 | 11 |
| Avilán relieved Kohn. | 7 | 11 |
| Harper walked. | 7 | 11 |
| Zimmerman grounded out to second, Harper to second. | 7 | 11 |
| Lobatón walked. | 7 | 11 |
| Espinosa grounded out to third, Harper to third, Lobatón to second. | 7 | 11 |
| Uggla tripled to deep right center, Harper and Lobatón scored. | 9 | 11 |
| Johnson hit for Thornton. | 9 | 11 |
| Johnson hit a ground rule double to deep right, Uggla scored. | 10 | 11 |
| Fister ran for Johnson. | 10 | 11 |
| Span flied out to center. | 10 | 11 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Treinen pitching for Washington | WSH | ATL |
| Treinen relieved Thornton. | 10 | 11 |
| Markakis grounded out to second. | 10 | 11 |
| A. Simmons walked. | 10 | 11 |
| Freeman singled to right, A. Simmons to third. | 10 | 11 |
| Pierzynski singled to right, A. Simmons scored, Freeman to second. | 10 | 12 |
| Callaspo grounded into fielder's choice to second, Pierzynski out at second, Freeman to third. | 10 | 12 |
| Gomes struck out swinging. | 10 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jim Johnson pitching for Atlanta | WSH | ATL |
| J. Johnson relieved Avilán. | 10 | 12 |
| Desmond grounded out to third. | 10 | 12 |
| Werth struck out looking. | 10 | 12 |
| Harper grounded out to first. | 10 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Treinen pitching for Washington | WSH | ATL |
| Peterson grounded out to pitcher. | 10 | 12 |
| Maybin walked. | 10 | 12 |
| Young Jr. hit for J. Johnson. | 10 | 12 |
| Maybin stole second. | 10 | 12 |
| Young Jr. grounded out to pitcher, Maybin to third. | 10 | 12 |
| Markakis walked. | 10 | 12 |
| A. Simmons lined out to shortstop. | 10 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Atlanta | WSH | ATL |
| Grilli relieved J. Johnson. | 10 | 12 |
| Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 10 | 12 |
| Lobatón singled to center. | 10 | 12 |
| Espinosa walked, Lobatón to second. | 10 | 12 |
| Uggla homered to left center (438 feet), Lobatón and Espinosa scored. | 13 | 12 |
| Robinson hit for Treinen. | 13 | 12 |
| Robinson struck out looking. | 13 | 12 |
| Span doubled to deep left. | 13 | 12 |
| Desmond grounded out to shortstop. | 13 | 12 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Drew Storen pitching for Washington | WSH | ATL |
| Storen relieved Treinen. | 13 | 12 |
| Freeman flied out to left. | 13 | 12 |
| Pierzynski walked. | 13 | 12 |
| Bethancourt ran for Pierzynski. | 13 | 12 |
| Callaspo grounded into fielder's choice to second, Bethancourt out at second. | 13 | 12 |
| Gomes lined out to left. | 13 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Span CF | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .314 | .342 | .486 |
| Desmond SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .238 | .297 | .357 |
| Werth LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .146 | .228 | .188 |
| Harper RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .261 | .422 | .507 |
| Zimmerman 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .205 | .275 | .373 |
| Lobatón C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .235 | .350 | .412 |
| Espinosa 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .214 | .365 | .429 |
| Uggla 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .190 | .244 | .405 |
| Cole P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Roark P
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Thornton P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Johnson PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .263 | .278 |
Fister PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
Treinen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Robinson PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .233 | .258 | .333 |
Storen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 40 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 148 | |||
| a-hit a ground rule double to deep right for M Thornton in the 7th b-struck out looking for B Treinen in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Harper (2, Teherán); Span 3 (3, Teherán 2, Grilli); Johnson (1, Avilán) 3B: Uggla (2, Avilán) HR: Lobatón (1, 5th inning off Teherán 2 on, 2 Out); Span (1, 6th inning off Teherán 0 on, 2 Out); Uggla (1, 9th inning off Grilli 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: Harper (12), Werth 2 (4), Lobatón 3 (4), Span (4), Uggla 5 (7), Johnson (2) SF: Werth 2 2-out RBI: Harper, Lobatón 3, Span, Uggla 2, Johnson GIDP: Cole Nationals RISP: 4-13 (Espinosa 0-1, Johnson 1-1, Cole 0-1, Uggla 2-3, Span 0-1, Desmond 0-3, Zimmerman 0-1, Roark 0-1, Lobatón 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Cole (1, catch) DP: 1 (Roark-Desmond-Zimmerman). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Attendance | 14,833 (30% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:26 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - John Tumpane, Second Base - John Hirschbeck, Third Base - Bill Welke |
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